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Figurative Language Detective
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Figurative Language Detective
Read each item closely. Look for clues that show whether language compares things, gives human actions to something nonhuman, or describes one thing as another. Then use evidence from the passage.
Spot the Figurative Language
Choose the best answer for each sentence.
1.The rain tapped on the roof like a drummer keeping a beat.
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
2.At lunchtime, the cafeteria became a buzzing beehive.
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
3.The stubborn zipper refused to close on Caleb’s coat.
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
4.After the long hike, my legs were noodles.
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
5.The kitten curled up as soft as a cloud.
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
Read for Clues
Read the passage. Then answer the questions using details from it.
On Saturday morning, Eli hurried to the park with a kite tucked under his arm. The wind tugged at his jacket and called him toward the open field. At first, the kite dragged its tail along the grass like a sleepy puppy. Eli ran faster, and suddenly it sprang into the air. The bright kite was a tiny ship sailing across a blue ocean. Eli grinned as the wind carried it higher and higher.
6.How many examples of figurative language appear in the passage?
7.Copy one simile from the passage.
8.Copy one example from the passage in which the wind acts like a person.
9.What does the metaphor “The bright kite was a tiny ship sailing across a blue ocean” help you imagine?
Create Your Own
Write an original example for each prompt.
10.Write a simile comparing a school assignment to something else. Begin: “This assignment is like …”
11.Write a sentence that gives the weather a human action.
12.Complete the metaphor with an original idea: “During recess, the playground was a .”
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